The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-05
PROFITABLE BEGGING.
Ono New Yorker NJ axes Il Yield him an In.
come Of $4,000 Year.


In one of the handsomest flats in New York
resides a man who is professional begGar.
BY following this occupation ho has an income
and Is po the greatest Wits and practical
jokers in town. SO that his company Is much
sought after. He does not go prowling about
e s less than s166, st he MANAGES to collect
for one Of the largest dry goods houses here,
and an excellent one he was, too, but he
found he could make more rem money beggiRng Ing;
other eai@ ki f people were to otser him money
Childrens Home. The head OF the dry goods
5% p Tsh SnS of tbs
that his salesman WINS noted for his check. he
asked him one day during dull Season If ne
Institution. He agreed, and the first day he
pected he could do in week: Tho result was
that he offered nc certain # G
now he sef has SOS that the Whole
mo ratHf there Is 'h IN it. es 1 %
said, shows me that the average New York
the public supposes. The only difficulty is In
I worked six months before was able to see see
office on an average OF twice day and my
efforts were in vain. ,
and seating myself beside him he was Obliged
to listen to me: l asked for $500; Ho told me
me his check for tho amount. l went to his
ofilce, but, Notwithstanding stated what had
passed between the millionaire and myself, |
then made up my mind that r Could had
thrown mo of. but was, determined to
check Chez H on that Institution. Which filled out
FER sS 9nah the Hoe He S
not remember me, but recalled our conversa-
ton, and he again told me to call ut his Office;
hm Rod TAKE Tim to
put his signature to it, and he did. Since then
Mr., Gould has every year renewed his sub
believe 1t gives him pleasure to do 80. Since
then | have got to know him. and the public
gives away each year in charity in this unos-
Il had still greater difficulty in securing a
Mir. Vanderbilt there would be no trouble about
s sfer iSnnmerebe calls upon him Without sue
cess, discovered that no was In tho habit OF
at his house Tor suit Of Clothes. went one
night to his mansion and represented myself as
q tailor, and in this way was ushered into Mr..
iHandferDiib,s presence Alter exchanging greet
90 Mr. Vanderbilt, in order to got to SEQ You
I have lied; but havc done it in behalf. of
charity. Instead OF coming and measuring
you for n suit Of clothes have come to measure
your generosity in behalf of most worthy
institution
The millionaire was worry, angry at first and
started to call his valet and have him show me
the door, but / impeded his, exit and kept on
tnlking, and before got through had Mr..
taking glass Of vino and a cigar with him.
Up to tho limo of his death he always renewed
his subscription and his sons do 1t now for him.
The easiest OF the millionaires to get money
from up to II year or so ago was II. 7. Flower,
but his warm-heartcd generosity became so
well known that the man was actually pcrse-
cuted. He is so democratic in his manners
that any one who desires can get an audience
about his office, hence he was compelled to
make rule only to subscribe to organized
tion books Of the various charitable institu-
tions you would SEQ that New iork's rich men
are pretty well represented upon them"